The Information Lounge

Joining (Host) Nick Larson is Alexander Tang to talk the nuances of being an entrepreneur. Roh @Rothugsnharmony, Ravi Krishnan (CTO & Founder @ Boardwalktech) and the rest of audience join in to create another remarkable discussion!   

The word 'visionary' gets thrown around a lot, but is certainly appropriate for this weeks #siliconzombies guest:

Nick Larson (@nlarsonconsltng) (once again) hosts a great episode with the founder & CTO of Boardwalktech, Ravi Krishnan. Participating the discussion were 40+ people, from all different walks of life with varying and interesting perspectives which only helped to fuel the conversation in a positive way. Must listen for anyone that is in business. Download the Clubhouse App to join in and contribute to the live discussion every week, Tuesday from 4pm to 5pm PST.

Proud to introduce our partnership with the Silicon Valley Zombies Podcast - hosted by Nick Larson @Boardwalktech / @UnityCentral. Roh (@Rothugsnharmony) tunes in and the gang ask questions around core concept of gamification and engagement with users and customers. It's a structured discussion, yet everyone can chime in! DM if you would like to participate! Each week - Nick syncs up with a featured guest and this time it was Sina Farzaneh, the CEO of PullPath! 

Roh and Koen Smets chat per usual, but with the interesting addition of a good friend in business, girls, and sport, Nick Larson. The boys chat a lot of things decisions, and land on this: How can we find the luxury of not caring? Slainte 

The great Koen Smets (@koenfucius) joins Roh (@Rothugsnharmony) for the 3rd time in a row! The boys are jelling and have developed a unique tutor & pupil sort of a friendship, and it's safe to say they have gotten to the point where the two can speak freely and frankly, and if time weren't a factor, these two could go on hours.  They take many threads and always try to tie them back to either business overall, or behavioral science and the ancillary effect on decision making. They talk perspective, influence, linguistics, rules, allegiance to countries, different business cultures, and more! Till Next Time! #InfoLoungePod #RISEUP #BETTERDECISIONS 

Koen Smets (@Koenfucius) joins the show & Roh (@Rothugsnharmony) again to contribute another chapter of amazing conversation to this ever evolving audio book! The boys pick up where they left off and talk about the art of decisions, and everything therein and thereout!#Business #ConversationsCheers, Roh #INFOLOUNGEPOD

Koen Smets (@koenfucius), a behavioral scientist who applies that field to the world of business, joins the Roh (@rothugsnharmony) in this episode to discuss the art of decisions. The boys break the ice in regards to decisions, and talk about empathy, managing creativity and process oriented ideas, maintaining transparency, gut instinct decisions and much more in the first part of an on going discussion! Koen will be joining us again for part 2, where the two will pick off where they left off. Roh leaves a cliffhanger at the end and says that it's conversations like these that discuss the "mission critical" or where the rubber hits the road. Enjoy and stay tuned for more!Welcome to the Information Lounge! #InfoLoungePod

Drue Freeman, an investor, advisor, and board of directors at Sand Hill Angels, with a background in the semiconductor industry and more, joins #TheLounge and discusses how one can implement a customer-centric model, that Drue developed, throughout his various experiences.Drue introduces clever, new nomenclature: "The Tao of Profibitility", something he derived from his time in Japan!Roh and Drue go way back - and so it is interesting to see how their previous experiences together came out in this discussion. Regardless of what your role is, or what industry vertical you are in, this episode is a must-listen, because the customer-centric approach covers not just the customer, but the very conception of the product itself to the very factories where the raw materials are being put together and everything that comes after. In effect, covering every base, from conception to consumer The fellas look at real-world examples, fictional examples, and examples where Drue is an actual advisor for a company Roh started, called Blackbird Lab, Inc. These examples are then tied back into the main theme of the conversation! Drue highlights the importance of "promise", and the integrity of promises, especially in a b2b scenario, where it isn't just a one on one ordeal. This idea of promise, which can turn ugly at times, if promises are not kept, is directly connected to some of the critical problems, Boardwalktech, Inc., is solving at the moment.  DM @infoloungepod  you are interested in learning more about that, or email info@boardwalktech.com, with the subject header "Promises from The Information Lounge"!The two conclude that, in essence, one can achieve some variation of a customer-centric model by applying the following emotions and ethics: Empathy and Transparency! Till next week!#TheInformationLoungers

Evan Kirstel (@EvanKirstel) joins the lounge, to talk about the impact and the sheer breadth of Social Media. Nowadays, with Quora, Twitter, Instagram, Reddit,  LinkedIn, Facebook, Patreon, and more, it's sometimes daunting to figure out where to get started, and where and when to promote content. Evan and Roh chat about what companies can do, especially b2b companies, to utilize social media to its fullest extent. Roh points out that the discussion about Social Media, is actually a subset of an overarching and ongoing discussion, here at the Lounge,  surrounding unstructured data & information, as social media is, by nature, unstructured. Till next time, The Information Lounge

Co-founders Pavel Stanen (@Pastaaan) & Ankit Jagannath of Pasadé tech, join the Lounge, from Sydney, Australia, and contribute to the growing conversation around #unstructured data. The issue the guys discuss is nuanced because harnessing unstructured data can play a multitude of roles when that data is turned into actionable information.  The premise is explained below via an excerpt from Boardwalktech, Inc (@Boardwalktech) and their Unity Central project:"Organizations deal with a lot of data, and it comes in many forms.  There is structured data like log files, spreadsheets, tables, and SQL databases.  This data was once the bulk of information that lived in a given company, and is why SQL, Excel, and others have historically been a necessity to manage and extract insights from an organization's data lake'.However, with the explosion of a new digital age, 85% of all enterprise information is now unstructured and comes in the form of emails, documents, images, videos, social media, and more.This unstructured data is stored in disconnected systems, where it rapidly diversifies and evolves, increases in volume, ultimately becoming harder to manage and understand every single day.With the new reality, 70% of businesses do not know how to handle this influx of information, and because of this, gaps in knowledge continue to grow, resulting in a situation where companies cannot organize, manage, or search the majority of their information. The people who rely on this data to make vital decisions do not think in rows, columns, or raw text.They use knowledge, research, creativity, inspiration, drive, and gut instinct.It's about time people had a way to be able to ask questions about this data and receive answers in a language they understand.That is why we created Unity Central. To solve the age-old, yet ever-evolving challenge that is:How can I ask a question and get the right answer?"The Information Lounge powered by Boardwalktech Inc. 

It is the first episode of The Information Lounge, and what better topic to get the discussion started by talking about exactly that, Information!Roh (@rothugsnharmony), product strategist, engineer, and content / technical writer, the host of the show,  brings Dharmesh Dadbhawala, the co-founder, COO, and Head of Product at Boardwalktech, Inc.,  to have a conversation about the difference between structured data and unstructured data.Roh talks about how not having insight into the 80%+ of unstructured data that is flowing through a given enterprise at any time, can leave an enterprise with a massive blindspot!  With 70% of companies unsure of the next step in digital transformation, is harnessing unstructured data that pivotal next step? After defining the issue, the two jump into various use cases, and extrapolate on how one can harness unstructured information and make it actionable! More on this subject to come!Put your feet up, lounge, and relax.Cheers,The Information Lounge

At The Information Lounge, everyone is welcome, and we are going to bring on thought leaders, luminaries of industry, entrepreneurs, and small business owners that want to chat about a particular subject that can be of value to everyone else. Because by learning from you, others can learn and so can we, which will ultimately create a thought leadership network that will have a ripple effect around global business. Cheers, The Information Lounge Podcast (powered by Boardwalktech, Inc)